Lectures on English Poetry: To the Time of MiltonWhittaker, 1837 - 118 էջ |
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... called the day star of English poetry , he was a sun whom no star " He has * The reader is referred to the notes at the end of the volume for a translation of a Saxon ode on a victory of King Athelstan in the year 938 . preceded . He ...
... called the day star of English poetry , he was a sun whom no star " He has * The reader is referred to the notes at the end of the volume for a translation of a Saxon ode on a victory of King Athelstan in the year 938 . preceded . He ...
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... called his Dreams : the one composed on the marriage , and the other on the death of Blanche , the Countess of John of Gaunt . Chaucer had great powers of language and imagination at his command . Like Shakspeare , he was inspired by ...
... called his Dreams : the one composed on the marriage , and the other on the death of Blanche , the Countess of John of Gaunt . Chaucer had great powers of language and imagination at his command . Like Shakspeare , he was inspired by ...
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... called Ferrex and Pollex , which is supposed to have been the first English tragedy . It is written in elevated blank verse , the dialogue is sustained , and the characters and action appropriate . It was acted before Queen Elizabeth at ...
... called Ferrex and Pollex , which is supposed to have been the first English tragedy . It is written in elevated blank verse , the dialogue is sustained , and the characters and action appropriate . It was acted before Queen Elizabeth at ...
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... called Miracle Plays ; they were acted in churches , and the characters chiefly sustained by the priesthood . were , according to the wife of Bath's prologue in the Canterbury Tales , exhibited during the season of Lent , * and ...
... called Miracle Plays ; they were acted in churches , and the characters chiefly sustained by the priesthood . were , according to the wife of Bath's prologue in the Canterbury Tales , exhibited during the season of Lent , * and ...
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... called Euphuism , and GASCOYNE , who divided his performances into weeds , flowers , herbs , & c . and was one of the early writers of narrative blank verse . CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE is chiefly celebrated as a dramatic poet , but he ...
... called Euphuism , and GASCOYNE , who divided his performances into weeds , flowers , herbs , & c . and was one of the early writers of narrative blank verse . CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE is chiefly celebrated as a dramatic poet , but he ...
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Æneid allusion amidst angels appear battle beautiful Ben Johnson bird bold breath bright Canterbury Tales celebrated characters Chaucer composed composition Comus conceit court dark deep delight dignity doth eloquence English English poetry eternal expression fair fancy feelings flowers fugitive verses gallantry genius Geoffrey Chaucer GILES FLETCHER gloomy glowing gold happy heart heaven heroes hire human images imagination Inner Temple inspiration John of Gaunt King language learning legends light literature lived lofty looked Lord mankind mighty Milton mind minstrels moral muse narration nature night Paradise Lost passions Petrarch poem poet poetical poetry popular proud quaint refined reign religious rendered rhymes rise romance rose rude Saint Brandon sang Satan Saxon sentiment Shakspeare shew songs sonnets soul Spenser spirit stream sublime sustained sweet Temple thee tree truth unto verse virtues wanting wife of Bath wild wings Wynkyn de Worde zeal